Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Apache CloudStack
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
aws.amazon.com
Apache CloudStack
cloudstack.apache.orgSide by side
| Figure | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Apache CloudStack |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software | 8.9 (#1) | 8.9 (#2) |
| Spec score · Cloud Computing platform | 8.9 (#1) | 8.9 (#2) |
| Founded | 2006 | 2008 |
| Integrations | AWS Health events can be routed through Amazon EventBridge to targets including Lambda, Kinesis Data Streams, SQS, CloudWatch alarm actions, and SNS. | The integrations page lists Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Prometheus, VMware NSX, Ceph, MinIO, and billing portal integrations. |
| Support | AWS describes its support offering as providing proactive guidance, issue resolution, and support tools. | Users can seek community help through the project mailing list, and the project says some companies offer commercial support. |
Plans
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Free planFree
- Paid planPriced on request
In their own words
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Apache CloudStack
Apache CloudStack is free, open-source software for deploying and managing networks of virtual machines as a highly available, scalable IaaS cloud platform. Organizations can use it to build public, private, or hybrid clouds. Its features include compute orchestration, network services, account management, resource accounting, a web interface, and an open API. Operators can manage clouds through a web UI, command-line tools, or REST API, with optional AWS EC2- and S3-compatible APIs. Supported hypervisors include XenServer or XCP, KVM, Hyper-V, and VMware ESXi with vSphere. Storage options include iSCSI, NFS, Ceph RBD with KVM, volume encryption, snapshots, and storage tiering. Authentication options include OAuth2 single sign-on, two-factor authentication, TOTP, SAML, and LDAP. The project says CloudStack can manage tens of thousands of physical servers across geographically distributed data centers. Long Term Support releases receive bug and security fixes for 18 months after the main release. Operators remain responsible for protections such as monitoring, host security, and defenses against DoS and brute-force attacks.